The organization, Org 690, was walking towards the exit with deep thoughts.
She ignored everybody passing by her side. She bit her lip nervously as she thought, "This... I hate this organization! Bunch of freaking idiots! Curse you all!"
She had earlier sacrificed her life to save Org 700's life, even though, on the surface, they both hated each other.
In truth, both were close friends since childhood, which was blooming into love.
But unfortunately, they were assigned to this mission where Org 690 had died. Later, she was revived in exchange for Org 700's life.
Due to the existence of the Fate Crystal, dead people can't be revived, but people's lives can be exchanged if they are at the same level.
Org 690 left the organization, reaching her own spaceship.
She sighed, "I have to revive him at any cost and obtain freedom for him from this hell!"
Her pearl-like eyes gazed at the stars and showed unbreakable determination.
In the eternal abyss of life and death, the Love Crystal glowed brighter and brighter as it broke free from the slime's hands.
He said, "Love Crystal! Where are you going? Please stay until I revive her!"
The crystal stopped as a voice spoke, "I am sorry, but a person has a stronger love than you. I am going there. Bye!"
He begged... he pleaded... he even attacked.
But the crystal instantly vanished from his sight, flying up high into the sky as it tried to leave the place.
An invisible force blocked the crystal as it crashed down, falling beside Lucan.
The slime started to cry, "Now... I can never revive her. What's the point of living? I might as well die..."
The crystal was damaged severely. It saw a person sleeping nearby and was glad to find someone.
It flew towards the person and landed on his chest. As he was sleeping, it emitted a bright, glowing light.
Lucan's eyes twitched as he slowly opened them. He saw a pink, dazzling crystal right in front of his face.
He instantly stood up and retreated several steps back. "The slime is still alive? Interesting. So this place can revive dead people, too?"
He took a fighting stance. The Love Crystal flew towards him, but he dodged it.
He had opportunities to attack the Love Crystal, but he didn't do so.
Even the Love Crystal was surprised. It flew towards Lucan and spread its power.
Lucan was suppressed by the pink halo. He grinned, "Hehe! I got caught within its range."
The crystal shone as a voice asked, "You! I won't harm you. Tell me, where is this place? And you are wise! Because if you had attacked me, your cosmic energy would have fueled me."
Lucan was stunned, but he maintained a calm expression as he asked, "Crystals can talk? Then why didn't mine speak?"
The Love Crystal replied, "Yes, we can talk, but only if we wish to do so. You? Crystal? Kid, I don't have time to laugh at your silly jokes!"
He laughed crazily. "Well, I don't care about useless trash like you. Tell me one thing: is the slime alive?"
The Love Crystal replied, "Trash? Hahaha! You forgot you aren't talking to a mirror. And the slime? Oh, that guy."
Lucan thought, "So the slime is really alive? Hmm! But from all this, it seems like he lost the crystal's ownership."
The pink light turned into a circle and surrounded Lucan. He felt himself losing control over his body.
The Love Crystal took control of his body, which was now covered in a layer of pink light.
It spoke, "Hmm! This person is a human? C-tier species, but they have the highest capacity for love compared to other species!
But he is from a different solar system. Why isn't he loving?"
It checked his memories and was dazed. "Such evilness and cunningness! He has no love at all? Damn him!
Hehe! But now that I've taken control of his body, let me make him suffer for all the wicked things he has done.
Oh! His memories contain this place's name... lifespan-increasing location? Eh! What the hell is it?
Lifespan?
WAIT!!! Is this THE ETERNAL ABYSS OF LIFE AND DEATH?"
Inside Lucan's mind, he was surrounded by four pink walls that were too tall to scale.
Lucan forced himself to regain control over his body, but he faced backlash and suffered heavy injuries.
He shouted, "Love Crystal! Give me my body back! Please, I will do anything you say!"
A sphere of pink light flew down and spoke, "You! Why did you come to this place, you idiot! Stupid!..."
Lucan thought internally, "Hmm! How did the crystal gain control over my body? Even Org 1000 had difficulty because of my willpower.
So it seems like the crystals can gain control over bodies. Noted. Now, let's see how to escape."
He didn't reply, sitting down calmly to analyze the situation.
He tuned out the yapping of the Love Crystal.
At the space station, the Pride Crystal flashed for an instant.
Everyone's head was sliced off, dying instantly.
They had no time to scream or bleed; it was that fast. The purple light blasted, and the entire surroundings were erased from existence.
Only the Great Lord was left standing. He was dazed. The crystal spoke, "Oh, Great Lord! I am your pride, don't abandon me! I need pride, and these ants can't provide pride like yours—"
The Great Lord screamed loudly and grabbed hold of the crystal. The crystal emitted a dark purple light.
Suddenly, it was crushed into dust by the Great Lord's hands. In the process, one of his arms was destroyed, and his cosmic energy was depleted.
He shouted, "Ah! How dare you kill them! Now everyone will say I sneak-attacked the space station and killed them.
My pride has been turned into shamelessness by you! Ugh, I don't care about you, ugly, useless, stupid stone!"
The crystal fully restored itself again, becoming even larger and glowing brighter. It spoke, "Such pride—"
It was punched far away by the Great Lord with his bare hands. It realized that if this continued, the Great Lord could actually die.
The crystal vanished of its own free will, but it secretly followed him.
The Great Lord stabbed himself with his own hands, trying to kill himself. The Pride Crystal was taken aback.
It instantly flew towards him. "No! Your pride can be restored, don't kill yourself!"
The Great Lord replied, "No! It can be, but it is useless. Once my pride is lost, living is worthless! Get lost!"
The crystal reached closer. "Please stop! Even suicide will reduce your pride."
The Great Lord started to laugh as he grabbed the crystal. "Yes, it will. So by killing you permanently, I will have no obstacles and can be prideful!"
The crystal couldn't believe it. The Great Lord had acted so that it would expose itself, allowing him to obliterate it.
"Pride! Pride! This is true pride, the pinnacle of pride! Now I am the most powerful crystal in the world, and you cannot die, my friend! Hahaha!" the crystal laughed.
It pierced his chest and took control of his body.
It saved the Great Lord's life at last.
Near the spaceship, the Fate guy was sealed inside a cocoon that Lucan had initially carried with him.
However, Lucan had left him near the spaceship to let him recover from Org 1000's control.
The cocoon started to shake; the Fate guy had gained some willpower to fight back and began to struggle.
The cocoon started to crack as the Fate guy tried desperately. A white light shone over the cocoon.
The cocoon blasted, and the loud sound created a shockwave. It hit the spaceship, but it was reflected away.
The Fate guy saw the outside world, but before he could say a word, the fragments reattached themselves.
The Fate guy fell back under control, but the wave traveled across the planet.
It hit Lucan. The pink light flickered as the Love Crystal flew away, allowing Lucan to regain control over his body.
He wasted no time. He had a knife with him—the one he had when he was on Earth (refer to Chapter 3).
He stabbed the damaged crystal, which was already on the brink of destruction. It screamed, "No! Please, Lucan, show mercy—"